Student Voices

STUDENT VOICES

October 22, 1992|by KATHLEEN BERCAW, The Morning Call

What do young people think about current events? What are their hopes, their fears, their fantasies? How do they deal with the events that confront them in daily life? In this Neighbors feature, The Morning Call's Kathleen Bercaw asks them.

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SCHOOL: Lehigh Christian Academy, South Whitehall Township

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QUESTION: If you could choose anyone in the world to be president of the United States, who would it be?

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ANSWERS:

Sara Behnke

Age 8

It's a lot of responsibility, so it would take someone who people can trust and who makes good rules, like my dad. His name is Alan, and he has dark brown hair and glasses and blue eyes. He makes good rules like doing my homework before dinner and playing. He makes very good grilled cheese sandwiches.

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Kristen Hadinger

Age 8

My teacher would make a good president. She helps us with our work. If we don't get our work done, she lets us take it home. She's patient and reads a lot of books. If something happens, she tells us what it said in the newspaper about it. That's very important.

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Caleb Moser

Age 9

It should be someone who is nice and goes around and helps people. From what I've learned, I think Jesus would be the best one. But if people don't know him, they couldn't vote for him. If he was here, I'd ask him to show me the place where the devil lives.

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Daniel Landis

Age 8

It should be someone who is pretty old and who's not the president now, but I'm not sure of his name. I think it's the Democrat's choice, and lots of people will vote for him if he's a good person.

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Erin Pfneisel

Age 8

I'd vote for my dad. He raised me and my sister to do good things. When we went to camp and went canoeing, it felt like we were going to tip. We were splashing with the oars, and we couldn't go back to shore until we got everyone wet. It was really fun. He also tells the truth, and that's something a president has to do.

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Kathy Smith

Teacher

Abraham Lincoln and George Washington were my favorite presidents. They were godly men who had great humility and honesty. What matters is how well the president and Congress work together. If they don't, it won't matter who gets in. Earlier in the year I favored Kemp and Dole, but in November I'll vote for Bush.